Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96) - Syrian Arab Republic (Ratification: 1957)

Following comments by the Committee for many years, the Government indicates in its report that by section 1 of Law No. 24 of 10 December 2000 the provisions of sections 18 to 22 of the Labour Code were repealed. Furthermore, section 11 of the Labour Code has also been amended in order to extend to domestic and similar workers the application of the chapter concerning the placement of unemployed persons. The Committee expresses its satisfaction with the amendments introduced in the legislation and trusts that the Government’s next report will contain the information required by the report form on the application of Part II of the Convention, including particulars on its practical application.